00:53USA: Mike Brown flashmob interrupt packed orchestra performance
Protesters demanding the prosecution of Darren Wilson, the officer who shot Mike Brown, interrupted the St Louis Symphony Orchestra's concert Saturday, disrupting the performance at Powell Symphony Hall.
The orchestra was preparing to perform Johannes Brahms' Requiem just after break, when two audience members in the middle gangway on the main floor began singing an old civil rights song, "Which Side are You on?" They soon were joined by other protesters, who stood at seats in various locations on the main floor and in the balcony and unfurled hand-painted banners.
Officer Wilson is currently under investigation by a grand jury, who will decide whether to press charges. However, campaigners fear that Wilson won't be charged because Robert McCulloch, the St Louis County prosecutor, has not recommended any charges to the jury.
Courtesy of Florian Thomas
00:53Protesters demanding the prosecution of Darren Wilson, the officer who shot Mike Brown, interrupted the St Louis Symphony Orchestra's concert Saturday, disrupting the performance at Powell Symphony Hall.
The orchestra was preparing to perform Johannes Brahms' Requiem just after break, when two audience members in the middle gangway on the main floor began singing an old civil rights song, "Which Side are You on?" They soon were joined by other protesters, who stood at seats in various locations on the main floor and in the balcony and unfurled hand-painted banners.
Officer Wilson is currently under investigation by a grand jury, who will decide whether to press charges. However, campaigners fear that Wilson won't be charged because Robert McCulloch, the St Louis County prosecutor, has not recommended any charges to the jury.
Courtesy of Florian Thomas